Rain guard or hood for windows.



PATENTED MAR. 12, 1907.

A. P. GHUTE. RAIN GUARD 0R HOOD FOR WINDOWS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1906.

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UNITED STATES n 'rENT OFFICE RAIN GUARD OR HO OD FOR WINDOWS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 12, 1907.

Application filed Kfigust 4:, 1906. Serial No. 329,206.

To aLZ' whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT P. OHUTE, a citizen of the United States, residing in J amaica Plain, Boston, in the county of Suffolk and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement inRain Guards or Hoods for Windowsxfi which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specificationflike letters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to arain guard or hood especially designed and adapted to be used on the windows of dwelling-houses, so that the windows may be left open for ventilation without danger of rain entering the house.

The'rain-guard may and preferably will be made so that it ca be attached to and detached from the sash of the window from within the house.

These and other features of this invention will be pointed out in the claims at the end of this specificaton. v

Figure 1 isan elevation of a portion of a house having a rain guard or hood embodying this invention Fig. 2, a section on the line 2 2, Fig.1; Fig. 3, a sectional detail to be referred to. i

- Referring to the drawing, arepresents the upper sash, and b the lower sash, of a window in a building'c, such as a dwelling-house.

The present invention has for its object to provide means whereby the window may be opened at the top or bottom and left open Without danger of the interior of the room being damaged by rain. For-this purpose I have provided a, rain guard or hood, which may be made of any suitable material, such as sheet metal, and which comprises asubstantially long inclined deflecting portion d,

a shorter inclined-portion e, and a substantially upright portion f, which latter is made shorter than the inclined portions (1 e and of a length substantially equal to the width of the window, so that the upright portion f may be securedto the inner side of thelower sash, as represented in Figs. 1 and 2, or to the inner or outer side of the window-casing The upright portion f forms an attaching-lip and may be provided with suitable holes .or slots h, through which may pass screws or other devices 1' for detachably fastening the guard or hood either to the lower sash "or to the casing of the window. The inclined portions d e of the guard are preferably made of a length greater than the width of the window, as represented in Fig. 1, so as to completely cover the opening in the window, and there'- by prevent the rain beating into the room at the ends of the guardor hood. The'shorter inclined portion e serves as a brace for the longer inclined portion and also serves to relieve strain upon the fastening devices '5, inasmuch as the shorter inclined portion e is designed to bear against the outside of the house when wind-pressure is exerted down upon the portion d, which constitutes the guard or hood proper.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the rain guard or hood is shown as attached to the lowersash of the window, which is raised so as to afford ample ventilation of the roomas, for instance, a sleeping'-room-while at the same time the opening in the window is protected by the guard or hood, which extends downward a suflicient distance to prevent entrance of the rain. It will thus be seen that when the room is ventilated by opening the lower sash, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the window may be left open with impunity either in the daytime or at night, which is especially desirous in hot weather, as in the day-time the house may be left in condition to afford a free circulation of air without danger of the interior being damaged in case of a shower coming up during the absence of the occupants, and at night the window can be left open with equal im punity, thereby avoiding the necessity of arising and shutting the window and avoiding damage in case the person should sleep through the shower or storm. If it is desired to ventilate the room by lowering the upper sash a, the guard or hood may be attached to the insideof. the window-casing g, as shown in Fig. 3.

I have herein shown one form of guard or hood; but Ido not desire to limit my inven tion to the particular construction shown.

I claim 1. The combination with a window, of a rain guard or hood cooperatin therewith andcomprising inclined portions ocated outside of the window and of greater length than the width of the window, and an upright portion or lip extended through the window-opening and secured to the lower sash of the window to move therewith, and means to fasten said lip to said lower sash, substantially as described.

2. Thecombination with a window, of a rain guard or hood comprising a portion lo- IIO (bated outside of the window and extended beyond the sides of the same, and an upright portion of less length than the inclined portion extended through the window-opening, and means tosecure said upright portion in fixed position within the building,in which the Window is located.

3. The combination with a Window, of a rain guard or hood comprising a downwardly-inclined portion located outside of the window and of a length greater than the width of the window, and a portion or lip of less length than said inclined portion which is extended through the windowopening and secured to the lower sash'to move there- I with without interfering with the movement l of said lower sash, substantially as described.

4. A raln guard or hood for wlndows comprising an inclined portion of a length.

; greater than the width of the window with 20 l' which it cooperates and an upright portion or 1 lip of less length than said inclined portion, 1 substantially as described.

1 In testimony whereof I have signed my i name to this specification in the presence of 25 

